{"id":53986,"date":"2023-10-01T16:09:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/frustrated-rayon-sports-coach-zelphani-we-made-mistakes"},"modified":"2023-10-01T16:27:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:27:45","slug":"frustrated-rayon-sports-coach-zelphani-we-made-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/frustrated-rayon-sports-coach-zelphani-we-made-mistakes","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Frustrated&#8217; Rayon Sports Coach Zelphani: We made mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Alexis Kayinamura<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Head coach Yamen Zelphani didn&#8217;t hold back his disappointment following Rayon Sports&#8217; 1-1 draw with Al Hilal Benghazi which ultimately led to their elimination from the CAF Confederations Cup.<\/p>\n<p>After a 4-2 loss in the penalty shootout, their dreams of progressing further in the competition were dashed.<\/p>\n<p>Zelphani said: \u201cWe didn\u2019t enter the game the way we wanted; we made mistakes in the opening 10 minutes that led to Al Hilal\u2019s goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came here because of the CAF Confederations Cup, It is the main reason I was brought here, now I am very frustrated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yamen noted that if they couldn&#8217;t beat Al Hilal at home, they didn&#8217;t deserve to stay in the competition. He pointed to the difference between playing behind closed doors in the first leg and having the support of their fans in a full stadium for the second leg, emphasizing that they could have performed better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexis Kayinamura Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Head coach Yamen Zelphani didn&#8217;t hold back his disappointment following Rayon Sports&#8217; 1-1 draw with Al Hilal Benghazi which ultimately led to their elimination from the CAF Confederations Cup. After a 4-2 loss in the penalty shootout, their dreams of progressing further in the competition were dashed. 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